Target-trap.



PATENTED SEPT. 4,1996.

J. W. HAUGHAWOUT.

TARGET .TRA-P.. APPLIUATION FILED Novr.14'. 1904.

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TARGET TRAP. .PPLIOATION FILED NOV.14. 1904.'

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE OHAMBERLIN OAR"RIDGE & TARGET COM- PANY, OFCLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION.

TARGETTRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed November 14, 1994. Serial No. 232.755.

ful Target-Trap,l of which the following is a* specification.

My invention relates to target-traps, and, briefly stated, consists,first, in a rotatablymounted pulley-wheel having loose connec-` tionIwith a trap throw-arm and a main throwarm operating spring in whichpow'er is stored by the actuation of said pulley-wheel; second, in aneccentric hub carriedby the pulley-wheel and a throw-arm-receiving latchconnected to said eccentric hub to hold the throw-arm when power isstored in thel main operating-spring; third, in means connected with thepulley-wheel for retracting it and its eccentric hub after the. trap`has been set; fourth, in ratchet-and-pawl connection between the trapthrow-arm and said pulleywheel to provide for the actuation Ofthethrow-arm by said Wheel; fifth, in ratchetand-pawl connection betweenthe throw-arm and the trap-frame to prevent retrograde rotation of thethrow-arm; sixth, in cushions by which the throw-arm is received toprevent jar thereof when said arm is thrown; seventh, in a rocker-leverto which the main throw-arm-operating4 spring is connected; eighth, inan attachment for automatically changing the inclination of thetrap-frame by imparting oscillation to the trap-frame when the trap isoperated.

Figure 1 is-a top or plan view of the frame of my trap, the throw-arm,and the parts immediately associated with said throw-arm. Fig. 2 is anenlarged vertical longitudinal Section taken through the rear end `ofthe trapframe and the thrOw-arm-actuating mem-4 bers supported thereby.i Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the base and lower portion of the frameof the trap. Fig. 4, is a side elevation of the tra Fig. 5 is anenlarged horizontal section ta en on line 5 5, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is anenlarged vertical section taken on line 6 6,

Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a horizontal cross-section taken online 7 7, Fig. 2,with parts beneath said line shown in plan.

10 designates the base of the trap, which is adapted' to be mounted uponand secured to a suitable foundation or support. This base is surmountedby a rotatable post 12, that is loosely mounted in and pivoted to thebase at its center and has diverging arms -12 adapted to'ride upon thetop ofthe base to steady the post. At the upper side of thev baseadjacent to itsl periphery are ratchetteeth 10', as seen in Fig.

'JOHN w. HAUGHAWOUT, OF FORT DODGE, IOWA, AssiGNon, BY MESNE 13 is anupright member pivoted to the post 12 and which carries the trap-frame15, of which it isa part. At the forward end of the'frame 15 is a restfor the arm"` of the person engaged in loading targets into the car-Iier of the trap. At the rear end ofthe frame 15 is a ratchet member 17,the teeth of which are at the upper side of said member, as seenv inFigs. 2 and L1.

20 is a sleeve rigidly mounted in the rear end of the frame 15 withinthe radius of the ratchet-teeth of the member 17. This sleeve extendsdownwardly from the frame 15, and its lower portion is preferablyreduced in' d iameter, as seen in Fig. 2. l

21 is a pulley-Wheel loosely fitted to the reduced portion of the sleeve20and preferably provided with a grooveV at its periphery. At the upperside of the pulley-wheel, and preferably integral therewith,is aneccentric hub 7, ilglhe utility of which will be hereinafter set ort 22represents pawls pivoted to the pulley-'Wheel at its lower'side.

18 designates a shaft extending vertically through the sleeve 20. Theupper end of this shaft terminates abovethe ratchet member 17 of thetrap-frame and the lower end terminates beneath the lower end of thesleeve 20.

19 is a ratchet-wheel fixed to the shaft 18 at its lower end and theteeth of which are disposed upon its upper side to receive theengagement of the pawls 22, carried by the surmounting pulley-wheel 21.'

23 designates a rope or pull connection fixed at oneend to thepulley-Wheel 21 and through the medium of which rotation is im'- partedto said pulley-wheel. 14 designates a rocker swingingly' n'ounted in theframe member 13 on pivotins 14 (see Figs. 3, 4, and 5) and to which t epull connection 23 is united, as seen in Fig. 4.

`24 is a rope or pull connection attached at one end to the rocker 14and leading to a lever 25, by which pull may be exerted uponsaidconnection l24 to oscillate the rocker 14 and pull the connection 23to rotate the pulley-wheel 21.

26 is a pulley-whel-retracting spring-connected at one end to thepulley-wheel 21 and having its other end connected to the trapframe.This spring serves to return the pulley-wheel to its normal positionafter it has been rotated to store power in the main operating-spring tocarry the throw-arm into target-receiving position. 1

27 designates the throw-arm of the trap7 which is loosely fitted to theupper end oi the shaft 18 and has attached to its outer end atarget-carrier 28, that may be of any ordiv nary construction.

29 designates a disk fixed to the shaft 18 and located beneath the innerend of the throw arm. This disk surmounts the ratchet member 17 and haspivoted thereto pawls 30, that are adapted to engage the teeth of saidmember.

31 is a spring connected at one end to the disk 29 and at the other endto the targetcarrier 28, whereby said carrier is yieldingly held, as isusual.

32 designates a main operating-spring that is connected at one end tothe ratchet-disk 19 by attachment to a crank-pin 33 carried by saiddisk. The other end of the main operating-spring has connected to it atensionrod 34, that passes through an ear' 35, projecting from the framemember 13 and on the tension-rod is a nut 36, through the medium ofwhich the tension in the main operating-spring may be altered.

38 designates a shift-rod loosely Afitted to the eccentric hub 37 of thepulley-wheel 21 and extending forward therefrom, as seen in Figs. 1,2,"and`4.

39 is a latch pivoted to `the trap-frame 15 at its upper side and towhich the shift-rod 38 is pivoted. The latch 39 is provided with anupturned lip 40. This 'hp isdesigned to receive the engagement of aiinger a, carried by the throw-arm 27, when the latch is swung to bringits lip 40 into the path of ytravel of said finger as the inger passesinto a position over the frame 15, this movement of the latch beingaccomplished by the operation of the shift-rod 38 through the medium ofthe eccentric hub 37, to which it is fitted.

41 designates sockets on the upper side of the disk 29 and located atopposite sides of the throw-arm 27, which is loosely fitted t0 the shaft18, as stated, and is therefore free to play to a limited extentbetween` said 'l ceases sockets. In the sockets 41 are cushions 42, 65

that receive the impact of the throw-arm and relieve jar or concussionwhen the throwarm is operated in the act of' discharging a targettherefrom.

To provide an automatic change in the direction of inclination of thetrap-frame by causing it to oscillate with respect to the base 10, onwhich it is supported, when the target is discharged, thereby causingthe targets to be thrown in alternate directions on each successivethrowing operation, l employ the 'following parts:

43 is a bracket surmounting one of the arms 12 oi' the post 12 and towhich is pivotally connected a weighted oscillating member 45, somounted as to be susceptible of rocking to and fro at the perimeter ofthe trap-base 10.

44 represents pawls pivoted to the arm 12 of the post 12, that carriesthe bracket 43, and which are adapted to engage the ratchettecth 10"upon the upper face of the base 10. These pawls are united to theweighted oscillating member 45 by chains or other connections 46. (SeeFigs. 3 and 4.)

47 is a trip-rod carried by the oscillating member 45 and extendingdownwardly therefrom to the perimeter of the base 10. i

48 represents bumpers spaced apart and projecting from the perimeter ofthe base 10 and adapted to be engaged by the trip-rod 47. Each time'that the target throw-arm is operated to discharge a target said armswings forcibly in its rotative movement, and the force imparted to thearm by the arm- IOO actuating mechanism is communicated to v the entireupper portion of the trap, rotatably mounted upon the base 10. As aconsequence the frame-supporting post 12, loosely seated in the base 10,is rotated in said base and the parts 'carried thereby rotatedtherewith. At the time of each rotation of the base-surmounting trapparts only one of the awls 44 is in engagement with the ratchetteeth ofthe base 10, the other pawl being upheld by its connection 46, leadingto the oscillating member 45, which is at this time tilted toward theside occupied by the pawl in engagement with the ratchet-teeth of' thebase. The pawl 44 that is in engagement With the base ratchet-teeth isupon forced rotation being imparted to the base-surmounting-parts of thetrap forcibly driven against the ratchet-tooth against which it impinges, thereby causing the swinging trapframe and parts carried therebyto partake of a rebounding action and causing the oscillating member 45to be thrown into areverse position, due to the trip-arm 47 strikingagainst the bumper 48 it approaches, thereby elevating the pawl 44previously in engagement with the ratchet and permitting the other pawlto descend into engagement with the ratchet, so that upon lthe nextoperation of the trap the same action will take place as before and thetrap-frame be swung in a di'- rection the reverse of its first movement.It is to be understood that there is an interim between the time thatone of the pawls 44 is in engagement with the ratchet-teeth of the baseand the other pawl is moved into engagement therewith, while the firstnamed is being elevated, and it is in this interim that the swingingmotion of the trap-frame takes place.

The operation of my trap has been in part hereinbefore set forth and itonly remains to describe the operation of parts in a general way. Theperson engaged in loading the targets upon the carrier 26 of the trapoccupies a position close to the rear end ofthe trap and resting his armupon the arm-rest 16 places the targets in the carrier each time thatthe throw-.arm is brought forwardly into the positionseen in Fig. 4.Another opera- -tor controls the target-throwing mechanism by theoperation of the. lever 25,.whieh may be located andpreferablyis locatedat a distance from the trap, to the mechanism of which it is connectedby the pull connection 24. This last-named operator in setting the trapthrows the lever 25 forwardly, thereby through the medium of theconnection 24 oscillating the rocker 14 and drawing the pull connection23 in the direction of movement of said lever. The pull connection 23serves to im art rotation to the pulley-wheel 21, and t is pulley-wheelturning loosely on ther sleeve pawls 22 to impart rotation totheratchetwheel 19, shaft 18, and disk 29. The throwarm 27 being-connectedto the disk 29 by seating between the sockets 41 and the cushionstherein is carried with said disk until it reaches a position above thetrap-frame 15, as seen in Fig. 4. Previously, however, to the throw-armreaching this last position the latchI 39 is swung"`laterally above thetralpframe to cause its lip 40 to move into' path of travel of thethrow-arm finger i and receive the en agement of said finger, thismovement of ie latch being due to the' forward throw of the shift-rod 38upon therotation of the ulley-wheel eccentric 37, by which said sift-rod is actuated. At the time that the throw-arm is being carried tothe position above the trap-frame and its ger is moving into engagementwith the latch the main operating-spring 32 has been distended and powerstored therein due to the connection of said spring to the Acrankpin 33,carried by the rotating disk 19. The main operatin -spring being nowunder tension and the t ow-arm being held onl by the swinging latch, itonly remains to re ease said throw-arm iinger when the mainoperating-spring will impart rotation to the disk 19,

.reached their 20 acts through the medium of theshaft 18, disk 29, andthrow-arm, during which rotation the pawls 22 ride over the teeth of theratchet-wheel 19. `This is accomplished by the operator of the lever 25moving said lever rearwardly and permitting the pull connections leading.thereto to become slackened. Then the pulley-wheelretracting spring 26acts to impart rotation to said pulley-wheel in a directionthe reverseof its previous movement. The eccentric hub carried by said pulley-wheelthen reciprocates the shift-rod 38 in a direction the reverse of itsrevious movement, thereby oscillating the lhtch 3`9 to ,to free thethrow-arm by the separation of the latch from its finger. The freedthrowarm is then rotated by the force of the main operating-springassociated with the throwarm-actuatmg, members. -Each time that thethrow-arm is actuated the pawls carried by the disk 29 ride over theteeth of the ratchet member 17 adjacent thereto, and when the throw-armand disk 29 have position of rest after a target has been thrown recoilofthe disk and throwarm is prevented by the pawls engaging with saidratchet member. y

. It will be seen that'the construction of the trap is such as tooccasion a lcontinuousrotation of the throw-arm in a circularpath'withvout any return movement thereof, and therefore the trap mayberapidly and continuously operated by one person feeding the targets intothe carrier and another operating the lever 25 to and fro to place thetrap mechanism in throwing condition and release the throw-arm forthrowingaction.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a target-trap, the combination with arotatably-mounted throw-arm arranged to move in a complete circle, of adriven member associated with said throw-arm, a pulleywheel pro-videdwith means for engaging said driven member, and means for actuating saidpulley-wheel, substantially as set forth.

2. In a target-trap, the combination with a rotatable throw-arm arrangedto move iia complete circle, of a driven member associated with saidthrow-arm, a pulley-wheel having ratchet-and-pawl engagement withsaiddriven member, and means for actuating said pulley-wheel, substantially'as set forth.

3. In a target-trap, thecombination with a rotatable throw-arm arrangedto move in a complete circle, of ya driven member associated with saidthrow-arm, a pulley-wheel having means for engagement with said drivenmember, means for imparting rotation to said pulley-wheel, and means forretracting said pulley-wheel, substantially as set forth.

4. In a targettrap, the combination-of a supporting-frame, arotatably-mounted a sufficient degree roo IIO

:member associated with sa'idthrow-arm, a

' pulley-Wheel having means for engagement er, and a retracting-sprinwithsaid driven member, ,means for limparting rotation tosaid'pulley-wheel, and a retracting-spring .connectin said pulley-wheelto said frame, substantialyras set forth.'

5. In a target-trap, the combination with a rotatable throw-arm, of adriven member associated with said throw-arm, a pulley-wheel havingmeans for engaging said driven member, means for rotating saidpulley-wheel7 and a power-spring connected `to said driven member,substantially as set forth.

6. In a target-trap, the combination with a rotatable throw-arm, of adriven member associated with said throw-arm, a pulley-wheel havingmeans for engaging said driven member, means for rotating saidpulley-wheel, a lpower-spring connected to said driven mem- Saidpulley-wheel, substantia ly as set forth.

. 7. In a. target-trap, the combination of a supporting-frame, a shaftjournaled in said frame, la throw-arm carried by said shaft, a

.driven member fixed to said shaft, a ulley- Wheel loosely fitted tosaid shaft and aving meansl for engaging said driven member, means forimparting rotation to said pulleywheel, and a power-spring connected tosaid driven member, substantially as set forth.

8. In a target-trap, the combination of a i supporting-frame, a shaft'ournaled in said frame, a throw-arm carrie by .said shaft, a drivenmember ied to saidV shaft, a ulleywheel loosely fitted to said shaft andaving means for engaging said driven member, means fori'mpartingrotation to said pulleywheel, a power-spring connected to said drivenmember, and a retracting-spring connected to said pulley-wheel,substantially as set forth` 9. In a target-trap, the combination of arotatable throw-arm, a frame supporting said throw-arm, a latch movablymounted upon said frame in the path of movement of said throw-arm, apulley-wheel for actuating said throw-arm, means for rotatingsaid-pulley-wheel, and a shifting connection between said pulley-wheeland said latch, substantially as set forth.

10. Ina target-trap, the combination of a frame, a rotatable throw-armsupported by saidframe, a latch movably mounted on said frame in thepath of travel of said throw-arm, a pulley-wheel for actuatingsaidthrow-arm vvand provided with an eccentric, means for rotaitng saidpulley-wheel, and a shift connecltion between said eccentric and latch7substantially as set forth.

11. In a target-trap, the combination of a frame, a rotatable throw-armsupported by ,said frame, a latch movably mounted on said connected toframe andarranged to be engaged by said throw-arm, a pulley-wheel foractuating said throw-arm and provided with an eccentric hub, and ashift-rod loosely iitted to said eccentric hub and connected to saidlatch, substantially as set forth.

12. In a target-trap, the combination of a frame, a rotatable throw-armsup orted by said frame, a stop-finger carrie by said throw-arm, a latchmovably secured to said frame and 'arranged to be moved into the pathofl travel of said stop-linger, a pulleywheel for actuating saidthrow-arm and provided with an eccentric hub', and a'shift-rod looselyfitted to'sad eccentric hub -and connected to said latch, substantiallyas. set forth.

13. In a target-trap, the combination of a frame, a throw-arm rotatablymounted in said frame, means for rotating said throwarm, a disk to whichsaid throw-arm is fitted, and ratchet-and-pawl connection between saiddisk and frame,I substantially as set forth. i

14. In a target-trap, the combination of a frameprovided with aratchet-face portion, a

throw-arm rotatabl mounted in said frame,

of said throw-arm, substantially as set forth.

15. In a target-trap, the combination of a frame, a shaft rotatablysupported by said frame, means for rotating said shaft, a throwarmloosely fitted to said shaft a disk fixed to Said shaft adjacent to saidthrow-arm, and cushions carried by said disk between which saidthrow-arm is permitted to play, substantially'as set forth.

. 16. In a target-trap, the combination of a frame, a rotatablethrow-arm supported by said frame, a pulley-wheel for imparting rotationto said throw-arm, a rocker swingingly mounted in said frame, apulleyconnection leading from said pulley-wheel to said rocker, andmeans for operating said rocker, substantially as set forth.

17. In a target-trap, the combination with a base having ratchet-teethatits upper side, of a frame-supporting post swiveled to said base,pawls carried by said post and arranged for engagement with saidratchet-teeth, and an oscillating member carried by said post and havingconnection with said pawls, substantially as set forth. v

18. .In a target-trap, the combination with a base having ratchet-teethat its upper side,

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of a frame-supporting post swiveled to said base, pawlscarried by saidpost and arranged for engagement with said ratchet-teeth, an

emsgeexeV '5 trip-arm carried by said oscillating member havingconnection with 'said pawls, a trip- Io and arranged for engagement withsaid base, arm carried by said oscillatingn member, and

substantially as set torth. y studs projecting from said base arrangedto 19. In a target-trap, the combination With be engaged by saidtrip-arm, substantially as a base having ratchet-teeth at its up erside, set forth.

of a frame-supporting post swivele to said JOHN W. HAUGHAWOUT. base,paWls carried by said post and arranged Witnesses: for engagement with'said ratchet-teeth, an J. P; MGNAUGHTON,

oscillating member carried by said post and H. H. BALDWIN.

